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Recall basically boils down to 'coming back will be more interesting/rewarding than whatever else I'm doing.'
We've got 90% great recall, it's the final 10% that's really hard.
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What are you using as rewards for coming back when called? When we were training Crumpet we were told to use something really high value and really stinky which seemed to work really well. Mixing up the treats to keep things interesting seemed to help as well. We rotated between cut up hot dogs and sprats.
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In the park when she comes back I’ll reward her, if I’m chasing (walking after) her no.
Sometimes with food, sometimes with a fetch (as that’s a good thing! “I fucking love finding things!”).
In the woods I let her go off and then i hide, call her and she’s back (“fucking hell! Where are you!??”)
In our park it’s easier. In a bigger park it’s just overwhelmingly open and full of distractions.
So I’m trying to get to a quiet spot do some stuff get her engaged after a distracting walk along a busy road. And then let her off and walk/call back etc (like we used to in that park).
Things to note:
Off lead will get spooked by runners
On lead couldn’t give a shit
Wants to say hello to every dog by running over when off lead. This is the main reason for wanting better “control”. I don’t want them jumping in, running off, or scaring people.
I don’t want to be “she’s friendly” - it’s a cop out.
I also don’t want to pay ridiculous money when I know it’s something that is solved by repetition of things. (I’m tight)
Also:
When she’s been in the pond afterwards it’s like she’s done a couple of lines and is bananas.
Her retrieves aren’t all “lob a ball a million times”. In the woods I’ll hide a dummy while we’re walking, then after 20metres say “find it” and off she goes. Or I’ll sit her down, throw the dummy into the woods/bushes. Make her wait and then send her. Then I’ll walk off.